Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

"What's up with you, Maurice?" Effie asked cautiously.

Maurice looked at her. "Effie, aren't you going to explain why you ditched us that night and snuck off without saying a word?"

Effie blinked in surprise. "I didn't sneak off! I texted you, remember? You were all passed out-dead to the world after drinking so much. Was I supposed to wake everyone up one by one?"

Maurice gave a dismissive snort. "I told you not to get so lovestruck, but you never listen."

"I'm not lovestruck," Effie retorted. "He explained everything, and I believe him." Maurice shook his head. "Men say whatever they want to get out of trouble. Don't trust a single word they say-not even the punctuation."

Effie couldn't help but laugh. "By that logic, should I not believe a word you say, either?"

Maurice was momentarily at a loss for words. He shot her a look. "Must you always have the last word?"

Effie grinned. "Alright, alright, don't be mad. I know you're just looking out for me. But I know exactly what kind of person Lyman is."

She wasn't a child anymore, not after everything she'd been through. If anything, she was more sensitive than anyone else to these things.

She knew Lyman-better than anyone.

happens, don't bottle it

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his head. "No way. That slimy texture? Not for

put in front

fork halfway to

was Maurice throwing

Suzan arrived with Mitchell and the

Beardman's restaurant. "Hi, I have a reservation for a private room. Is it

system, her expression changing slightly. "I'm sorry, Miss Bagnold. You're here an hour earlier than

Suzan's tone sharpened. booked the

for my entire

you give it to someone

we're fully booked right now, so you'll need to wait

Lionel and the others. They stayed silent, but Suzan caught a fleeting smirk in Teresa Harper's

looked down on her, always making snide comments behind her back. Suzan just hadn't had the chance to

Teresa muttered to Yvette while everyone's attention